Core i5-11500T vs Core Ultra 7 164U

The Core i5-11500T packs 6 cores / 12 threads, while the Core Ultra 7 164U offers 12 cores / 14 threads — the Core Ultra 7 164U has 6 more cores. Boost clocks reach 3.9 GHz on the Core i5-11500T versus 4.8 GHz on the Core Ultra 7 164U — a 20.7% clock advantage for the Core Ultra 7 164U (base: 1.5 GHz vs 1.1 GHz). The Core i5-11500T uses the Rocket Lake (2021) architecture (14 nm), while the Core Ultra 7 164U uses Meteor Lake-U (2023) (7 nm). In PassMark, the Core i5-11500T scores 12,730 against the Core Ultra 7 164U's 12,625 — a 0.8% lead for the Core i5-11500T. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 9,500 vs 8,766 (8% advantage for the Core i5-11500T). Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,818 vs 2,131, a 15.9% lead for the Core Ultra 7 164U that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 6,306 vs 8,973 (34.9% advantage for the Core Ultra 7 164U). Both processors carry 12 MB (total) of L3 cache.

The Core i5-11500T uses the LGA1200 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the Core Ultra 7 164U uses FCBGA2551 (PCIe 5.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-3200 on the Core i5-11500T versus LPDDR5x-6400 on the Core Ultra 7 164U — the Core Ultra 7 164U supports 22.2% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Core i5-11500T supports up to 128 GB of RAM compared to 64 GB — 66.7% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 20 (Core i5-11500T) vs 12 (Core Ultra 7 164U) — the Core i5-11500T offers 8 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: H510,B560,Z590,Q570 (Core i5-11500T) and Meteor Lake-U (Core Ultra 7 164U).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Only the Core i5-11500T supports AVX-512 instructions — important for machine learning and scientific applications. Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Core i5-11500T) vs VT-x, VT-d (Core Ultra 7 164U). Both include integrated graphics — UHD Graphics 750 (Core i5-11500T) and Intel Arc (Core Ultra 7 164U) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i5-11500T targets Quiet Desktop / SFF, Core Ultra 7 164U targets Enthusiast. Direct competitor: Core i5-11500T rivals Core i5-10500T; Core Ultra 7 164U rivals Ryzen 7 7840U.